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CYCLONE NARGIS RELATED PETITIONS
*A petition has been started to urge United Nations to apply "responsibility to protect" doctrine to force international aid into Myanmar, please add your name to it to stop the suffering of the burmese people
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?nargis&1
*TAKE ACTION ONLINE!
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&template=x.ascx&action=10297&tr=y&auid=3654909
Please ask the government of Myanmar to ensure delivery of international aid in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.
Call on the government of Myanmar to ensure that humanitarian aid is distributed to the victims of Cyclone Nargis and that they cooperate with international relief efforts.
*Help the Burmese People Receive Aid in Cyclone Aftermath - The Petition Site
http://www.thepetitionsite.com...
In the aftermath of cyclone Nargis, it is believed that up to 100,000 people in Myanmar have been killed, and at least 1.5 million people "severely affected" or left homeless. The United Nations ...
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/895141111?z00m=15117114
* To the Embassies of Burma: urging them to do everything possible to enable the UN and humanitarian aid groups to reach the people of Burma immediately.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/895141111
*To the government of Burma asking to ensure delivery of international aid in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.
Calling to ensure that humanitarian aid is distributed to the victims of Cyclone Nargis and that they cooperate with international relief efforts.
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&template=x.ascx&action=10297&tr=y&auid=3654909
*To United Nations: To apply "responsibility to protect" doctrine to force international aid into Burma
http://www.petitiononline.com/nargis/petition.html
*To the ASEAN: Please send ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance teams to respond to Cyclone Nargis
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/asean-please-send-asean-humanitarian-assistance-teams-for-burma-cyclone
*To the UN Security Council: Aid for Cyclone Victims Must Go in Now! Security Council Must Act
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1189/t/5102/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=24494
* To Chinese President Hu Jintao and the UN Security Council:
We stand alongside the citizens of Burma in their peaceful protests. We urge you to oppose a violent crackdown on the demonstrators, and to support genuine reconciliation and democracy in Burma. We pledge to hold you accountable for any further bloodshed.
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/
* To: United Nations
“We are calling on the members of the United Nations to make peaceful political change and reconciliation in Burma a priority, and to take all necessary steps to protect the people of Burma from the oppression and violence of the military junta.”
Http://www.petitiononline.com/walkfree/petition.html
17 ONLINE PETITIONS
For those who care about human rights, please sign the SEVENTEEN (17) PETITIONS below if you have not done so already. Please take the 5 minutes to do this. It's easy and CAN and WILL bring concrete results to the suffering people of Burma.
1. AVAAZ is petitioning the UN and Chinese President Hu Jintao HERE.
2. Also, please sign the US Campaign for Burma petition calling for China to withdraw support of Burma's military regime HERE.
3. Human Rights First is calling on ASEAN members to put pressure on Burma to stop the bloodshed now. Please sign before the ASEAN meeting on November 17th HERE.
4. The US Campaign for Burma is also calling on the UN Secretary General to help stop the torture, killings, and arrests HERE.
5. Call on Members of United Nations, Members of the European Union, All Political Leaders, All Head of States, and, All Dignitaries for immediate action on Burma HERE.
6. An appeal to the 15 members of the UN Security Council HERE.
7. Ask that Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon support the passage of a binding resolution requiring the restoration of democracy to Burma HERE.
You can also email UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon asking for immediate UN intervention at
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8. Send a petition calling for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Burma, including Aung San Suu Kyi, to Senior General Than Shwe. Don't worry if one or two of these emails bounces back-the petition will go to 30 Burmese government ministries and Burmese embassies around the world- it probably means their inbox is already full of appeals. The petition, off musician Damien Rice's actionburma.com site is HERE.
9. Reporters Without Borders has a petition calling for the immediate release of Win Tin, one of Aung San Suu Kyi's mentors. You can sign the petition HERE.
10. Sign Earthrights International's petition urging Chevron to use its influence to help stop the crackdown, and to stop investing in Burma HERE.
11. Sign the Shwe Gas Movement's petition to halt South Korea's Daewoo from extracting gas in Western Burma until human rights are upheld HERE.
12. Amnesty International Canada's petition HERE is calling on Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier and the Canadian government to put pressure on the UN and ASEAN to help bring peace to Burma.
13. Burma Rivers Network's PETITION calls on the Chinese government to closely monitor Chinese companies that invest in hydropower and other extractive industries in Burma (and other countries). Nontransparent operation, poor oversight, and not keeping affect communities informed has led to environmental degradation and human rights abuses in Burma.
14. A petition calling on Canadian PM Steven Harper to act HERE.
15-17. For British citizens, please send the following 3 petitions "Support Burmese", "Democracy Burma," and "Boycott Olympics" to British PM Gordon Brown. Get him to act now!
-If you know of any other petitions, email Burma Watch's petitions updater at
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You can also call and email the Chinese, Burmese, Indian, Thai, Japanese, Russian, South Korean, Malaysian, US, British,and French embassies. Demand that world leaders put sanctions on Burma until the junta upholds human rights. Call on MNCs to pull out of Burma.
- The Dirty List of companies doing business with Burma's junta, compiled by The Burma Campaign UK.
- The Clean List of companies that have either pulled out of Burma, or made a principled decision not to do business in Burma. It is not comprehensive, but does give a scope of how public outcry has led to corporate social responsibility. The list details the companies' reasons for pulling out or refraining from investing in Burma. Also compiled by the Burma Campaign UK.
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